Ryan McCrory

Cloven Hooved Horned Satan sitting in a library reading books to kids since we can't do drag storytime anymore....i thought we'd try something else

Here Are the 15 Democrats Who Blocked Bombs to Netanyahu—the Rest Voted with MAGA As Netanyahu breaks the ceasefire, again, 85 Senators vote to continue to arm him with even more bombs

Here are the names of the 15 Democrats who voted to block sending more bombs to Netanyahu--and the names of the 32 who voted with MAGA Republicans to keep funding genocide and war crimes.

You cannot fight the fascist at home if you're funding a fascist abroad.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/netanyahu-...

It’s hard to find anyone I know left of me.

Also own the America Needs Librarians version

Got mine yesterday.

She needs you to imagine the violent crimes because most of them are in fact imaginary

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

The Road to Trump Was Paved With Mass Incarceration When you create a police state, you end up with a police state

this piece is probably too long and insufficiently tied to news to do numbers, but I still think it was worth writing/reading, if you have a few minutes. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/the-road-t...

tweet from @bigsnugga: i was raised on silk shirt rnb so all that incel shit never hit for me, i believe in beggin for the pussy. outside in the rain, crying, throwing up, just for a sniff. thats your role as a man

“Boyz II Stronger Men: Achieving a Better Masculinity Through Slow Jams” (Simon and Schuster, 2026)

Just a reminder: If you can't afford books and are in the US, there is this incredible institution we have called the library.

bookshop.org/info/about-us

To celebrate International Women's Day, we are highlighting a few female authors from Pennsylvania:

📚 Celeste Ng (@pronounced-ing.bsky.social)

📚 Stacey Woodson (@staceywoodson.bsky.social)

📚 A.S. King (@as-king.bsky.social)

#BookSky #SkyLib #KidsLit #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth

What song did she perform?

The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979. 

Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth. 

Trickle down economics was always a hoax.

YouTube video by KoolMoeDeeVEVO Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West

in the mood for some boom bap

Fuuuuuuccckk. It’s all I got right now

Tomorrow on my live webcast History Matters:

“On Kings”

Thomas Paine (and I) have a LOT to say

Tune in.
We need to talk.

Friday 10AM ET
NCHEteach.org/conversations

Bookstores and libraries are NOT sworn enemies. We are two sides of the same coin, a pretty great coin. A coin that supports literacy, community events, and access to books. You can support either or both without guilt!
#booksky #booksellermusings #indiebookstore

Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America a book by Talia Lavin Esquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are en...

if you're looking to forewarn & forearm yourself about the days that are here and are to come, consider checking out my book, which former evangelicals have described as bracing, validating and truthful to their recollections: bookshop.org/p/books/wild...

RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.

Lots of Trump voters receiving the same notice 👇

For The People

www.librariesforthepeople.org

We need to defend our local libraries! This is imperative!

I hate to be that guy, but it feels like there was more (again, totally justified) outrage at Tik Tok being banned than Trump trying to take birthright citizenship away and deciding to use ICE to ethnically cleanse Black and Brown folks.

"The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants.”

By this measure, we are currently a million miles from great.

Reality matters. Ignore the propaganda

In his parting message @jimacosta.bsky.social said we should all post:

I will not give into the lies.
I will not give into the fear.

We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.

I just got my library card!!! It was very quick and simple! Free! The Liberian was visibly happy to see me doing it!!! I printed off 6 sheets of color paper for a $1.50! Go to your local library!!! RAHHHH!

Very recently, I was talking to people about the lack of a good outlet for ebooks, and I cannot tell you how utterly delighted I am by this news. It’s awfully nice to be utterly delighted about ANYTHING at the moment. bookshop.org/ebooks